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JENNIFER HUDSON
AGE 26
BROKE OUT IN... 2006's Dreamgirls as Effie White, the ex-lead singer in a Supremes-style female trio.
WHY HER She's a real-life Cinderella story: After being prematurely booted off the third season of American Idol, Hudson beat out about 800 candidates for the role of Effie and went on to take home an Oscar.
WHAT'S NEXT She's assisting Carrie Bradshaw (Sarah Jessica Parker) in the Sex and the City movie (May 30) and her debut album is expected to drop in May. Future acting projects include two book adaptations (Winged Creatures and The Secret Life of Bees) and Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys Together.
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